Sugar-dispensing device.



D. PFEFFER.

SUGAR DISPENSING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 7. I915.

PatIented MaylG, 1916.

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ATTORNEY THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPII coI, WASHINGTON, D. I.

D. PFEFFER.

SUGAR DISPENSING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 7. 1915.

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DAVID rrnrnun, on NEW YORK, n. Y.

SUGAR-DISPENSING DEVICE.

Application filed July 7, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID Prnrnnn, a subject of the Emperorof.Austria-I-Iungary, and a resident of New York, county and State ofNew York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in-SugarDispensing Devices, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact specification.

This invention relates more particularly to a class of sugar bowls.

My invention has for its object primarily to provide a device designedto be employed for holding especially loaf, or lump sugar in a mannerwhereby it will not be exposed for preventing the collection of dust aswell as avoiding the handling thereof by persons when provided for usein diningrooms and elsewhere, and which is of a form adapted topermit'preferably only a single lulnp of the sugar to be dispensed witheach operation of the device.

The invention consists essentially of a hollow base with an inlet and anoutlet, and on the base is mounted a yieldingly revoluble container, orbowl for holding a quantity of sugar, and the container has an outletwhich is adapted to be registered with the inlet of the base when thecontainer is revolved part of a revolution so that part of the sugarwill pass from the container into the base. In the hollow base is adischarger arranged so that its interior communicates with the inlet ofthe base for receiving the sugar when delivered from the container, andthis discharger is formed so as to be opened and closed in unison withthe revoluble movements of the container to allow only a single lump ofsugar to be dispensed with each operation of the device.

Otherobjects of the invention are to provide spring actuated means forcausingthe contalner to be reversely moved when re leased after beingswung to dispense the.

sugar; to provide means whereby the revoluble movement of the containerwhen swung will be limited so that the outlet will accurately registerwith the inlet of the base for delivery of the sugar to the discharger;and to provide a sugar dispensing device of simple, efficient, anddurable construction which is susceptible of being made in various sizesand shapes as occasion requires.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification 1nSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 16, rate.

Serial No. 38,421.

which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts inall the views,

the said invention being more fully described hereinafter, and thenpointed out in the claims at the end of the description.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of one form of sugardispensing device embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan of thedevice. Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line IIIIII of Fig. 1, and Fig.4. is a longitudinal vertical section, partly fragmentary, showing thepositions of parts of the device when operated for dispensing sugar.

The sugar dispensing device has a hollow base 10 which may be of anydesired shape and size having preferably a flat top plate 11 throughwhich is an inlet 12 for admitting sugar into the base, and also throughthis plate adjacent to the inlet is an opening 13. In the lower part ofthe base 10 is an outlet, or opening lit, and in the base extending fromunder the inlet 12 to some distance out of the inlet 1% is an inclinedchute 15 serving to permit the sugar admitted through the inlet 12 to bedelivered for use, as will be hereinafter more fully explained. Abovethe hollow base 10 is a vertically disposed supporting ring, or band 16,and this supporting band is preferably formed of a widesection 17extending upwardly from the base on aiinement with the outlet 14:- Thelower end of the section 17 is secured, at 18, to one part of the edgeof the inlet 12 of the top plate of the hollow base, and to the upperend of this section is hinged, at 19, one end of a second narrow section20 having its other end secured, at 21, to an opposite part of the edgeof the inlet of the top plate of the base. To the top of'the hollow base10 adjacent to the opening 13 thereof is held the lower end of a partialtubular shield, as 21, projecting upwardly to nearly the top of thesupporting band 16, and this shield is curved to conform with thecurvature of the second section 20 of the supporting band.

Freely rotatable yieldingly' in the sup porting band 16'is a container,or bowl, as 22, adapted to hold a suitable quantity of sugar preferablyin loaf or lump form, and this container is spherical in shape. Thespherical container 22 is formed with a body 23 and a lid 24 which ishinged, at 25, to

lid may be releasably fastened to the body by a number of well-knownforms of hooks, or catches, as 25. When it is desired to place aquantity of lump sugar, as 26, in the container the catches 25 arereleased from their locked positions, and the lid 24 is swung open onits hinge. After the sugar has been admitted into the body of the con-.tainer the lid is then closed and locked to the body against beingaccidentally opened by relocking the catches.

In order to permit the sugar from the container to be delivered to theinlet 14 of the hollow base, in the body 23 of the container is anopening, or outlet 27 which is preferably somewhat larger than the usualsize of a lump of sugar so that only one lump will pass therethrough ata time. The outlet 27 is provided. at a part of the container so as tobe registered with the inlet 14 of the hollow base 10 when the containeris partially revolved, and to allow the container to be manually swung,on the body 23 thereof in proximity to the upper end of the section 17of the supporting band 16 is a projecting handle, as 28, having a knob,or finger plate 29 on its free end. When this handle is directed towardthe base 10 the container 22 will be revolubly guided accordingly forregistering its outlet 27 with the inlet 14 of the base, and to permitthe container to be accurately swung, at spaced intervalscircumferentially on the exterior of the container are a number of pairsof projecting guides, or pins 30. Each pair of the pins 30 aresufliciently spaced apart so as to be in close proximity to the sideedge of the supporting band to allow the con tainer to be freelyrevolved, but prevent all tendency of the container to move laterally,these pins also serving to hold the container in the supporting band.

In order to permit the sugar after passing through the outlet 27 of thecontainer and through the inlet 14 of the base to be received anddelivered to the chute 15, in the base is provided a discha-rger, orhopper 31 which is arranged so that its interior communicates with theinlet. The hopper 31 is preferably cone-shaped, and this hopper is of adiameter corresponding to the size of the inlet of the base. The hopper31 is composed of two substantially semicircular members 32 and 33 bothformed with downwardly tapered walls. The member 32 of the hopper isheld stationary to the underside of thetop plate 11 of the base at thepart thereof adjacent to the opening 13 so that its lower end willcommunicate with the chute interiorly of the base. The member 33 ishinged, at 34, to the opposite part of the underside of the top plate ofthe base so as to be swung to and from the stationary member of thehopper, and this member is yieldingly held normally in an open posi tionrelative to the stationary member, as shown in Fig. 3, by a spring, as35, one end of which is connected to the member while the other end ofthe spring is fastened to the opposed part of the hollow base.

Serving to cause the container 22 to be reversely guided rotatably toits normal position when operated to dispense the sugar, in the partialtubular shield 21 is a spiral spring 36. The lower end of the spring 36is disposed through the opening 13 of the top plate of the base 10, andthis end of the spring is connected to the upper'part of the member 32of the hopper 31. The upper end of the spring 36 is connected to abracket, as 37, projecting from the upper part of the body of thecontainer, and this spring normally tends to hold the container so thatits outlet 27 is out of register with the inlet 14 of the hollow base.

For the purpose of limiting the revoluble movement of the container whenthe device is operated, to the free end of the bracket 37 is held oneend of a cable, or line, or chain 38 which is passed through the spiralspring 36, through the opening 13 of the top plate of the base, and theother end of the chain is connected, at 39, to the lower part of thespring actuated hinged member 33 of the hopper 31.

WVhen the device is not in operation the container 22, its outlet 27,handle 28, and the member 33 of the hopper 31 are in the positions shownin Figs. 1, 2, 3, and to operate the device for dispensing the sugarafter being placed in the container, as above described, the handle 28is forced downwardly toward the base 10, as shown in Fig. 4, against thetension of the spring 36. With this movement of these parts the chainwill be likewise guided for closing the member 33 of the hopper 31 onthe member 32 of the hopper against the tension of the spring 35. Thechain 38 will also cause the rotary movement of the container to bechecked at a point in its revolution when the outlet 27 is in registerwith the inlet 14 of the base. One lump of the sugar will then bedelivered from the container to the hopper, and on releasing the handle28 of the container the tension of the spring36 will reversely revolvethe container. The chain 38 will also be slackened, and the tension ofthe spring 35 will swing the member 33 of the hopper to an open positionfor discharging the lump of sugar in the hopper to the chute 15 so as tobe received by the consumer for use. In this manner sugar may beconveniently dispensed in dining rooms and elsewhere without beingexposed to the collection of dust as well as avoiding all possibility ofa person handling any of the sugar other than the quantity required forconsumption.

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In the foregoing description, I have embut I do not wish to beunderstood as limiting myself thereto, as I am aware that modificationsmay be made therein without departing fromthe principle, or sacrificingany of the advantages of this invention, therefore I reserve to myselfthe right to make such changes as fairly fall within the scope thereof.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. In a device of the character described, a hollowbase having an inlet and an outlet, a chute in the base, extending fromunder the inlet through the outlet, a yieldingly rotatable container onthe base having an outlet normally out of register with the inlet of thebase, and adapted to be registered with the inlet of the base when thecontainer is partially revolved to permit part of the contents of thecontainer to pass into the'base and into the chute, means on the base,adapted to check the rotatable movement of the container when its outletand the inlet of the base are in register, and spring actuated meansconnected to the base and to the container for reversely revolving thecontainer after being partially rotated.

2. In a device of the character described, a hollow base having an inletand an outlet, a yieldingly rotatable container on the base having anoutlet normally out of register with the inlet of the base, and adaptedto be registered with the inlet of the base when the container ispartially revolved to permit part of the contents of the container topass through the inlet of the base, a hopper in the base for receivingthe contents admitted through the outlet of the base, and fordischarging the contents through the outlet of the base, and means onthe base for checking the rotatable movement of the container when itsoutlet and the inlet of the base are in register.

3. In a device of the character described, a hollow base having an inletand an outlet, a yieldingly rotatable container on the base having anoutlet normally out of register with the inlet of the base, and adaptedto be registered with the inlet of the base when the container ispartially revolved to permit part of the contents of the container topass through the inlet of the base, a hopper in the base for receivingthe contents admitted through the inlet, and for discharging thecontents through the outlet of the base, means on the base for checkingthe rotatable movement of the container when its outlet and the inlet ofthe base are in register, and spring actuated means connected to thebase and to the container for reversley revolving the container afterbeing partially rotated.

at. In a device of the character described, a hollow base having aninlet and an outlet, a chute in the base, extending from under the inletthrough the outlet, a vertically disposed supporting band heldstationary on the top of the base, a spherical-shaped container freelyrotatable in the band, and having an outlet normally out of registerwith the inlet of the base, and adapted to be registered with the inletof the base when the container is partially revolved to permit part ofthe contents of the container to pass into the base and into the chute,and means on the base, adapted to check the rotatable movement of thecontainer when its outlet and the inlet of the base are in register.

5. In a device of the character described, a hollow base having an inletand an outlet, a chute in the base, extending from under the inletthrough the outlet, a vertically disposed supporting band heldstationary on the top of the base, a spherical-shaped container freelyrotatable in the band, and having an outlet normally out of registerwith the inlet of the base, and adapted to be registered with the inletof the base when the container is partially revolved to permit part ofthe contents of the container to pass into the base and into the chute,means on the base adapted to check the rotatable movement of thecontainer when its outlet and the inlet of the base are in register, andspring actuated means connected to the base and to the container forreversely revolving the container after being partially rotated.

6. In a device of the character described, a hollow base having an inletand an outlet, a chute in the base, extending from under the inletthrough the outlet, a vertically disposed supporting band heldstationary on the top of the base, a spherical-shaped container freelyrotatable in the band, and having an outlet normally out of registerwith the inlet of the base, and adapted tobe registered with the inletof the base when the container is partially revolved to permit part ofthe contents of the container to pass through the inlet of the base, ahopper in the base for receiving the contents admitted through theinlet, and for discharging the contents into the chute of the base, andmeans on the base, adapted to check the rotatable movement of thecontainer when its outlet and the inlet of the base are in register.

7 In a device of the character described, a hollow base having an inletand an outlet, a chute in the base, extending from under the inletthrough the outlet, a vertically disposed supporting hand heldstationary on the top of the base, a spherical-shaped container freelyrotatable in the band, and having an outlet normally out of registerwith the inlet of the base, and adapted to be registered with the inletof the base when the container is partially revolved to permit part ofthe contents of the container to pass through the inlet of the base, ahopper in the base for receiving the contents admitted through theinlet, and for discharging the contents into the chute of the base,means on the base, adapted to check the rotatable movement of thecontainer when its outlet and the inlet of the base are in register, andspring actuated means connected to the base and to the container forreversely revolving the container after being partially rotated.

8. In a device of the character described, a hollow base having an inletand an outlet, a yieldingly rotatable container on the base having anoutlet normally out of register with the inlet of the base, and adaptedto be registered with the inlet of the base when the container ispartially revolved to permit part of the contents of the container topass into the base and through its outlet, and a chain connected to thebase and to the container, adapted to check the rotatable movement ofthe container when its outlet and the inlet of the base are in register.

9. In a device of the character described, a hollow base having an inletand an outlet, a yieldingly rotatable container 011 the base having anoutlet normally out of register with the inlet of the base, and adaptedto be registered with the inlet of the base When the container ispartially revolved to permit part of the contents of the container topass into the base and through its outlet, a chain connected to the baseand to the container for checking the rotatable movement of thecontainer when its outlet and the inlet of the base are in register, anda spiral spring connected to the base and to the container for reverselyrevolving the container after being partially rotated.

10. In a device of the character described, a hollow base having aninlet and an outlet, a chute in the base, extending fromunder the inletthrough the outlet, a yieldingly rotatable container on the base havingan outlet normally out of register with the inlet of the base, andadapted to be registered with the inlet of the base when the containeris partially revolved to permit part of the contents of the container topass through the inlet of the base, and a normally open hopper in thebase arranged so that its interior communicates with the inlet of thebase, the said hopper being closed when the contents pass through theinlet, and the said hopper being opened for discharging the contentsinto the chute when the container is reversely rotated.

This specification signed and witnessed this sixth day of July A. D.1915.

ABRAHAM GOODMAN, Ronr. B. ABBOTT.

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